Hi Suzanne,
Utah State & the WebAIM project are very happenin' places these days. They
began a free 5-week online accessibility workshop last week, but I think
you could probably sign up, catch up, & join in. Lots of presentations and
discussions on the topics you mentioned.
Check out:
http://www.webaim.org/training2002/
Patrick
At 10:03 AM 4/11/2002, Suzanne Nikolaisen wrote:
>Hi everybody! I was wondering if you could give me some input about
>learning about web accessibility. I'm a web designer and my interest was
>peaked when I read an article a couple of years ago about the ADA and
>website accessibility. I've heard about the User Experience and Human
>Factors, and worked on an Intranet for a User Experience group, but
>currently I can't jump into a university program to learn all about it.
>However, I can teach myself.
>
>Every time I try to make an accessible page, it looks like I've just made
>my first web page. I don't have any mentors to ask questions of or glean
>knowledge from about accessible web design. I don't know how to test my
>pages acurately. Does Bobby cover it all? I need to learn how to build web
>pages so they are professional and accessible.
>
>Could any of you share links to tutorials, books or accessible design
>forums? I would really appreciate it. I have the book "Designing Web
>Usability: The Practice of Simplicity" and I've been unsure of what books
>to buy next. I'd like to make some friends with other designers trying to
>do the same thing. Also, Utah does not appear to be the happenin' place
>for getting an internship to work with accessibility. Any suggestions for
>job options in Utah (or telecommuting) for newbies? Where to find UED labs
>or groups working on accessibility? [...]